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It's very exciting when Alaska INBRE-funded researchers receive recognition for their accomplishments, and this week we highlight Patrick Tomco PhD, Associate Professor of Chemistry, UAA, and Frank Witmer PhD, Associate Proessor, Computer Science & Engineering. Details of their winning research are provided below.
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Patrick Tomco and Frank Witmer win Arctic Research Awards
Jynene Black, Reporting & Outreach Coordinator
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The original announcement was published on February 2,2022 and can be found here in its entirety.
In January, UAA and ConocoPhillips Alaska announced the 2022 recipients of the ConocoPhillips Arctic Science and Engineering Endowment Award. The endowment is one of the largest in the University of Alaska system and provides awards to recipients who have demonstrated potential to bring about the highest foreseeable impact on developing Arctic science and engineering programs. Historically, winning proposals have been granted anywhere between $10,000 to $100,000.
Data for predicting a changing Alaska: Terrestrial imaging for machine learning of spatio-temporal processes (Matthew Kupilik, principal investigator; Frank Witmer, co-principal investigator) - Climate change is affecting Alaska disproportionately, with shifting precipitation, receding sea ice, increasing wildfires and thawing permafrost causing communities, engineers and decision-makers to rapidly adapt. This project aims to develop a tool to allow Alaska researchers to combine continuous measurements from moderate resolution high temporal frequency satellite imagery with updated downscaled climate and domain-specific data sets to build predictive models.
Crude oil toxicity to Arctic copepods: When to apply chemical herders and burn (Patrick Tomco, principal investigator) - In the event of a remote oil spill in Arctic or Subarctic waters, on-scene responders must decide how best to recover oil in a manner that mitigates the potential damage to marine aquatic life. This topic has gained priority interest by government agencies who establish knowledge gaps and fund oil exposure work to feed into their risk assessment models. These efforts would leverage several new funding opportunities with meaningful student involvement. The goals of this project are to develop new techniques to conduct and gain preliminary toxicity data on Alaska copepods exposed to water-solubilized burned oil residue and herded burned oil residue, and to leverage preliminary data and supplemental funds in new federal proposals.
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This excerpt is shared with permission by Marci Suazo and Austin Osborne from the University of Alaska. "Winners of Arctic research awards announced" is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This article was supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number 2P20GM103395. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the official views of the NIH.
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Virtual 2022 Pangenomics Workshop
Feb 28 - March 4, 2022
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The proliferation of reference quality genome assemblies within any single species has necessitated the need for pangenome analyses. Such analyses remove reference-bias and elucidate biological signals at a more comprehensive population scale. In this workshop, students will learn what exactly a pangenome is, how to build a pangenome, and how to perform fundamental bioinformatic analyses on pangenomic data.
This workshop is primarily for biology students and researchers who want to learn bioinformatics.
Click here for more information. Applications received by February 17th will receive a 20% discount.
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TRiM FRIDAY JOURNAL CLUB - Fridays @ 12–1 pm via Zoom Please join Transformative Research in Metabolism (TRiM) to discuss peer-reviewed literature in metabolomics and hibernation research.
FEBRUARY RESEARCH BROWNBAG via Zoom
Feb 16 @ 12-1pm - "A longitudinal perspective on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in remote Alaska" with presenters Micah Hahn PhD, UAA Asst Professor of Environmental Health; Ruby Fried PhD, UAA Asst Professor of Health Science; Patricia Cochran, Executive Director of the Alaska Native Science Commission; and Laura Eichelberger, PhD, MPH, Epidemiology and Health Research Consultant, Research Services, National Tribal Water Center, ANTHC
NRMN BLACK HISTORY MONTH WEBINAR SERIES
- Feb 17, 11am-12pm CT (8-9am AKT) - Black Voices of Past and Present in STEMM. Presenters include Drs. Antentor Hinton, Vernat Exil, Haysetta Shuler, Jamaine Davis and Elsie Spencer, discussing black voices in STEMM and their impact on the scientific community. Register here
- Feb 24, 11am-12pm CT (8-9am AKT) - A Time for Healthy Change in STEMM for Black Scientists Through Allyship. Presenters include Dr. Antentor Hinton, Tam'ra-Kay Francis, Zer Vue, Brittany Taylor and Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez, discussing allyship and the benefits and impact it can provide for black scientists.. Register here.
IAB LIFE SCIENCES SEMINAR - Fridays @ 3-4pm via Zoom
Feb 18 - Ben Gaglioti, Research Assistant Professor, Water and Environmental Research Center, UAF Institute of Northern Engineering, will present "Lively climate histories make periglacial ecosystems useful global change laboratories"
IARC JOINT SEMINAR SERIES EVENT ON ECOSYSTEM CARBON FLUX AND PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGY
Feb 21 - 4-5PM Alaska Time Register here The next in the International joint seminar series on Arctic sciences with UAF's International Arctic Research Center and Hokkaido University's Arctic Research Center. Presenters include:
- Eugenie Euskirchen PhD - "Remarkable Interannual Variability in the Carbon Sink Strength of an Alaskan Boreal Peatland Complex Based Upon a Decade of Eddy Covariance Measurements"
- Gaku Amada PhD - "Ecophysiology of lower-side leaf trichomes in cold alpine areas & research plan in Alaska"
BLaST MENTORING DISCUSSION VIRTUAL WORKSHOP - Register here
Feb 21 @ 12-1pm Alaska Time - Online Mentoring Discussion Group Workshop: Imposter syndrome and resiliency
NIH SEMINAR SERIES: THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS All seminars are 3:00-4:10 pm ET (11am-12:10pm AKT). Visit the series website for more information.
March 7 - Community Wellness
April 4 - Executive Functioning
May 2 - Responding to Trauma
NCURA VIRTUAL LIVE EVENT - Agency Updates with OMB, NSF and NIH
Mar 17 @ 11:15am Eastern (7:15am AK) Alaska INBRE has registered for this event. As with their recent RPPR webinar, our registration provides the opportunity for you to register for no additional charge. We invite you to attend and hear from these fantastic experts. Please complete this google form and we will get you registered!
- OMB Update presented by Gilbert Tran
- NSF Update presented by Jean Fledman, Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, Office of Budget, Finance & Award Mgmt, NSF
- NIH Update presented by Michelle Bulls, Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH
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Career Development Opportunities
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ICP-MS TRAINING @ UAA - Feb 22-24. Agilent will be sending an application specialist to UAA to provide operational training and build up analytical methods for interested parties, including an opportunity to run samples. For more information, contact Dr. Patrick Tomco @ 907-786-1260 or pltomco@alaska.edu.
ITHS CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES - FEBRUARY SEMINAR
Feb 16 @ 12-1:30pm PST (11-12:30 AST) - Establish and Navigate a Research Career: Forging Your Own Path and Expecting the Unexpected Learn more and register
ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
Feb 28-Mar 1 @ 11am-5pm EST (7am-1pm AKST) This virtual event hosted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) aims to explore how environmental health scientists can use implementation science to inform their work to advance environmental health equity. More information.
2022 ALASKA INDIGENOUS RESEARCH PROGRAM BY ANTHC & APU - Alaska Native and American Indian people have historically been underrepresented among researchers and health scientists. There is a need for Western-trained researchers to be culturally aware, respectful and responsive in meeting the diverse health needs of Indigenous communities. The goal of Alaska Indigenous Research Program is to increase th health research capacity of Alaska Native/American Indian people and communities by providing Indigenous-centered, cross-cultural research education and internships.
- Week One - Advanced Research - May 2-6 - Designed for experienced researchers and health professionals
- Week Two - Research Ethics - May 9-13 - Designed for all levels of research experience
- Week Three - Introductory Research - May 16-20 - Designed for those interested in health research
- Registration Deadline - April 1
- Internship Application Deadline - February 25
Apply online
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ALASKA INBRE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER 2022
BLaST SUMMER 2022 URE APPLICATIONS - due Feb 27 by midnight. Apply here
The Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST) program invites proposals for mentored undergraduate research projects. The overarching goal of BLaST is to enhance hands-on undergraduate training and mentoring in biomedical research through increased diversity of students, increased integration of research and teaching, and enhanced integration of rural campuses into a cohesive biomedical community in Alaska and our partner campuses.
COLLABORATIVE SEQUENCING/BIOINFORMATICS PILOT AWARD - Call for Proposals
The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NM-INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5k-$10k to drive your research, publications and grants. Requires co-contribution from non-NM-INBRE investigators. Proposal deadline - 2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59 pm. Details and how to apply.
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